Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

at the table, working on a pile of

a smile, but he quickly looked down and

the night here, her recorder had always been in her bag, so if it had fallen out, it would have happened in Leandro’s

with no choice but to wait for Leandro. But how would he react when he saw her

she pondered this, she approached Valerio. He didn’t look at her but seemed to sense her approaching, his

are you drawing?” Seraphina asked as she picked up the assignment brief from the table.

the child to create a family album with the help of their parents, featuring a family portrait and individual pages for each family member.

four identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies made

guessed that the figures were supposed to represent Bruce, Gloria, Leandro, and Valerio himself. But it seemed like a crucial person

Valerio’s sketching

“You’re one lucky kid. I haven’t drawn for seven years, and now I’m picking up

quickly sketched out Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused and handed the pencil to Valerio, “Would you like to try drawing.

sketches of Bruce and Gloria for a moment before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite

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resembled Leandro.

averted her gaze and pointed to the last empty spot on the paper, “Now

held the pencil, his brows furrowed in deep thought, but he didn’t make a move.

Seraphina took the pencil from him, “Let me help you.”

flawless skin, dark hair, and bright, clear eyes. He looked a lot like his handsome

to sketch with her long eyelashes casting a shadow

such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually into the silent